Rauvolfia sandwicensis
| Rauvolfia sandwicensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC. | |
Rauvolfia sandwicensis, the devil's-pepper,[1] also known as hao in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed family, Apocynaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a shrub, a small tree reaching 6 m (20 ft) in height, or, rarely, a medium-sized tree up to 12 m (39 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft).[2] Hao inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ "Rauvolfia sandwicensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Hao, Hawaiian rauvolfia" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ "hao". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
External links
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